GS are clearly keen not to encounter the same problems that initially plagued the guruplug, and have made the power supply a removable unit.

However in an attempt to reduce the plug to a small size, they’ve also put connections on the sides of the plug, rather than the bottom.

In the long term, this can only lead to problems caused by cable strain on the connectors.

The move to use microSD for the internal flash memory is good, allowing for replacement due to wear over time. The addition of both analog and digital audio out, clearly makes the plug suitable as an audio media player.

At £135 from NewIT (pre-order only) it’s £20 more than a GuruPlug (available here ) we’d be interested to hear readers comments on the design of this new plugtop, and what applications they can see it being used for.